Half Skins...Gotta a Short Snake No Problem

tippit · July 18, 2016, 08:14:00 AM

In my quest to save Cobra Skins on one of my favorite bows (Matlock Predator}, I sacrificed another Matlock bow that had Canebrake Skins. Task impossible as the skins were epoxied on. The Canebrakes were real pretty but I needed to reduce the bow from 55#@28 to 40#@28. To do so involved taking glass off back & belly plus trapping the back, and re-tillering the bow. The skins were actually tuff to grind & scrape off. As I was working the bow, I remembered seeing a couple of Dean Torges bows where he partially skinned and faded them into the wood of the bow.

I kept the skins into the fades of the riser. With the Lams being Dirty Bamboo, I think the effect came out really cool. Let me know what y'all think...tippit

If you Left Click on the Pictures twice, you can enlarge them for more detail.

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J. Cook · July 18, 2016, 08:18:00 AM

I think it looks great! Those Canebrakes literally disappear into that bamboo.

If you ask me, that was a great save on that bow!!!!

adkmountainken · July 18, 2016, 08:27:00 AM

Looks AWESOME!!!!

July 18, 2016, 08:41:00 AM

Looks real good!

Bisch

Chad Orde · July 18, 2016, 09:22:00 AM

Wow never seen that approach before love it!

dringge · July 18, 2016, 09:29:00 AM

Looks good. The first thing I thought about was how a snake can kind of disappear into the background. Very nice,

tippit · July 18, 2016, 09:29:00 AM

Hey Chad,
Just sent you an email on your string tracker.

Steve Jr · July 18, 2016, 09:31:00 AM

That's a very cool look! Nice job

Longtoke · July 18, 2016, 12:15:00 PM

Look great to me

wooddamon1 · July 18, 2016, 02:04:00 PM

That's sweet!

KSshrewman · July 18, 2016, 02:21:00 PM

Really nice. I'm going canes on my next bow and that sure does look sweet!

bruinman · July 18, 2016, 02:28:00 PM

Looks awesome!

Echo62 · July 18, 2016, 02:56:00 PM

Looks really nice.

Shadowhnter · July 18, 2016, 03:04:00 PM

Absolutely love it, and I've never been a fan of snake skin on bows....Until now! Gives it a whole different look.

Caughtandhobble · July 18, 2016, 04:58:00 PM

Your talent is never ending my friend.

YORNOC · July 18, 2016, 06:30:00 PM

Love it, shows off killer limb veneers too.

Guss · July 18, 2016, 07:16:00 PM

Very cool Jeff..!!

Kip · July 18, 2016, 07:23:00 PM

Good evening Jeff,You are having too much fun with your collection of bows and getting the wgt. down that old farts can handle like myself.Keep at it with the number of bows you have it should take you another 10 years to go through them all.Kip

AR RidgeRunner · July 18, 2016, 07:49:00 PM

Looks great! Never thought about doing that.

bowhuntingrn · July 19, 2016, 10:05:00 AM

I like it!